1 In German, an ig at the end of a word is somewhat pronounced as a light ch, almost like the h sound in the English word huge. 2  Find a German teacher to teach you further about the German language. A German v is normally pronounced like an English f. 2  An esset (Î²) normally sounds like an English ss. 3  The German 1(one) is written accentually, making it look like a 7. 4  Find a study group and practice the pronunciation and the spelling of the numbers.
The Steelers were founded as the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 8, 1933, by Art Rooney, taking its original name from the baseball team of the same name, as was common practice for NFL teams at the time.
On April 16, 1771, the city's first civilian local government was created as Pitt Township. William Teagarden was the first constable, and William Troop was the first clerk. Following the American Revolution, the village of Pittsburgh continued to grow. One of its earliest industries was boat building for settlers of the Ohio Country. In 1784, Thomas Viceroy completed a town plan which was approved by the Penn family attorney. Pittsburgh became a possession of Pennsylvania in 1785.